Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъnǫtrь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *vъ(n)- +‎ *ǫtrь.

Adverb

*vъnǫtrь

  1. indoors, inside, within
    Antonym: *vъ́nъ

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: внутрь (vnutrʹ), внутри́ (vnutrí)
      • Belarusian: ўнутры́ (ŭnutrý)
      • Ukrainian: внутрі́ (vnutrí), уну́трі (unútri), уну́тр (unútr) (dialectal)
    • Russian: внутрь (vnutrʹ), внутри́ (vnutrí)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: vňutř
    • Old Polish: wnątrz
    • Slovak: vnutor, vňútor, vnútri
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: wnutś
      • Upper Sorbian: wnutŕ

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “внутрь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress